First published in Paris in 1881, this small treatise on the art of Spanish knife fighting has been out of print for almost 150 years. The present edition contains the original text written by Baron... More > Charles Davillier, supplemented with additional historical footnotes by Maestro James Loriega, a world-acknowledged authority on this little-known art.< Less

In a nation that has designed and created many of the world's scientific and sophisticated mechanisms of war, the Bowie knife will always be regarded as the quintessential American weapon. Despite... More > the home-grown provenance of such modern engines of destruction as the H-Bomb, ICBMs, and unmanned drones, the centuries-old Bowie knife typifies America's warrior ethic. In the fierce and formidable blade of the Bowie knife is captured the merging of civilized society with the wild frontier, and of the westward march of history that drew many of us here in the first place. The Bowie knife represented the way early 19th century Americans thought of themselves: simple and uncomplicated, yet rugged, hard working, self-sufficient, and capable of overcoming any obstacles that stood to hinder or hamper their essential individualism. And while it may at times seem that some 21st century Americans have lost those attributes, this modest work was written with the rest in mind.< Less

In the same way that an altercation or attack on the streets of New York City is not going to resemble a boxing match governed by the Marquis of Queensbury Rules, an assault against you with an edged... More > weapon will not adhere to the traditions establishd by the Dueling Code. That, after all, was how affairs of honor were resolved among gentlemen. What will happen on the street will be no affair of honor. Your assailant will be no gentleman—and you must resolve not to be one either if you hope to survive it! This book will explain how!< Less

In the same way that an altercation or attack on the streets of New York City is not going to resemble a boxing match governed by the Marquis of Queensbury Rules, an assault against you with an edged... More > weapon will not adhere to the traditions establishd by the Dueling Code. That, after all, was how affairs of honor were resolved among gentlemen. What will happen on the street will be no affair of honor. Your assailant will be no gentleman—and you must resolve not to be one either if you hope to survive it! This book will explain how!< Less

The Tactical Pen is neither a Kubotan nor a yawara stick, as most “magazine experts” would have you believe. The fact that it can function as such is certainly beneficial, but believing... More > that's all it is can be very limiting. The current iterations of tactical pens are legitimate writing instruments that can also be employed as practical but (generally) legal implements of personal protection. They represent a viable option for anyone who wants to enhance their ability to defend themselves without resorting to actual weapons or enrolling in long-term dojo training.
There's actually nothing “tactical” about these pens: they can't fight for you, can't escort you to safety, or can't even call the police. They simply replace your hand in delivering your defensive blows. But then, that's all you actually need.< Less

Marine Corps Combat Instructors do not have this manual—or any manual on the combat use of the KA-BAR knife. Why? Simply because they have their knife method internalized. They can teach it in... More > their sleep, they can use the knife without even waking up—and they want recruits to know this method in the same way. Not to learn it: to internalize it—because they won't have a manual with them when they need this knowledge to save their lives. Learn what they already know! Hardcover edition.< Less

Marines are trained to improvise, adapt, and overcome any obstacle in whatever situation they are needed. What sets them apart from any other fighting force on the globe isn’t just how... More > they’re trained, the equipment they use, or their tactics. It’s something much more primal—it’s the fighting spirit that lives within every Marine and drives them to accept nothing less than victory in all situations.
The Ka-Bar is their knife of choice.< Less

The battlefields of ancient Japan were typically overrun by fierce and dangerous men, often hidden by armor or covered with blood. Both the samurai and the ninja had to decide--in the blink of an... More > eye--who was a friend and who was an enemy. A fleeting glance was all the time they had to make their determination. In that life-or-death instant, they knew an overzealous strike might kill an ally, while a delayed decision might cost them their life. Yet for those warriors trained in Ninso, that glance was all that was needed to accurately read the intent on a stranger's face.< Less

The battlefields of ancient Japan were typically overrun by fierce and dangerous men, often hidden by armor or covered with blood. Both the samurai and the ninja had to decide--in the blink of an... More > eye--who was a friend and who was an enemy. A fleeting glance was all the time they had to make their determination. In that life-or-death instant, they knew an overzealous strike might kill an ally, while a delayed decision might cost them their life. Yet for those warriors trained in Ninso, that glance was all that was needed to accurately read the intent on a stranger's face.< Less

Martial arts practitioner and scholar Donn F. Draeger described ninjutsu as “the Art of Protection Against Danger.” If protecting against all danger is your art, the principal weapons in... More > your arsenal become foresight, awareness, a well-honed intuition and a studied insight into your fellow man. These are the same weapons that Baltasar Gracian developed, advocated, and utilized in Spain against the brightest thinkers of his day.
Prudence, circumspection, sagacity, discipline, and all the other attributes that Gracián encourages his reader to demonstrate are the selfsame attributes required of the ninja.
The purpose of this small book is to introduce the ninjutsu practitioner—and the interested reader in general—to the tenets of Baltasar Gracián and to the wisdom contained his writings. Much has already been written about Gracián, but what is relevant to us is that he was a Spanish Jesuit Priest in the 17th century, a philosopher, and, in his own way, a master in the practice of the shinobi ways.< Less

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